J&K and the Vajpayee Doctrine's Continuing Relevance Ashok Bhan · 27 Aug, 2018 · #5509 · Commentary
Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee famously announced in a 2003 public rally in Srinagar that issues could be resolved if guided by the principles of 'insaniyat', 'jamhooriyat', and 'Kashmiriyat'. This maxim, referred to as the 'Vajpay...

Strategic SpaceNuclear Security: The Focus Must Not Flag Manpreet Sethi · 20 Aug, 2018 · #5508 · Commentary · ColumnThe
last few weeks have witnessed the release of at least three reports (1,
2,
3)
on nuclear security. This is a
welcome development since the import of this subject has in no way diminished since
the end of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS)...

Maritime MattersDrones and Counter-Warfare Vijay Sakhuja · 20 Aug, 2018 · #5507 · Commentary · ColumnThe use of drones has proliferated into many facets of human activity. These range from delivering medical aid/medicines to inaccessible areas, search and rescue during disasters, firefighting, to even the fashion industry: they were recently used...

Challenges to Securing India's Borders Tim Walpot · 13 Aug, 2018 · #5505 · Commentary The pace of border security projects in India has accelerated over the past two years. A prime example of this has been the implementation of a Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) pilot project along two 5.5 km and 5.3 km str...

East Asia CompassTrump, Kim, and Denuclearisation Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 09 Aug, 2018 · #5504 · Commentary · ColumnAlmost two months since the Singapore Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a sense of disappointment seems to have been gradually building with respect to the possibility of North Korean denuclearisation. E...